Editor: I read with interest community concerns in Great Falls that controlling lighting to save the environment could interfere with their right to protect themselves .
Absolutely lighting advocates and the police need to collaborate to educate residents how best...
Great Falls residents are of two camps when it comes to the dark-skies-preserve ordinance now being drafted by Fairfax County government officials.
One group sees tougher lighting rules as a boon for astronomers, scientific education and public health.
If approved, the...
A nearly 44-acre parcel in Great Falls, which since 1988 has been shielded from redevelopment under an agreement with Fairfax County, will continue to be preserved for at least eight more years.
The Board of Supervisors in early August unanimously...
The Great Falls Area Ministries, a coalition of local religious organizations, will host a “Blue Christmas” service of remembrance and hope on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. at Great Falls Library.
The annual event is designed to offer solace...
Utterback Store Road in Great Falls is expected to be closed at Route 7 from Aug. 16-20 while crews reconstruct the intersection.
The work aims to realign the angle of approach and relocate the intersection of the two roads approximately...
Members of the Children of the American Revolution (CAR) held a flag-retirement ceremony June 14 at Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
The Fairfax Resolves chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) coordinates this annual event to encourage proper treatment...
Editor: Milestone Communications wants a zoning exemption to build a 114-foot industrial cellular tower 350 feet from R-2 zoned homes . This tower fails to adequately improve cellular service, while seriously damaging area property values.
The tower will not remediate...
The Great Falls Citizens Association will host a “virtual” town-hall meeting on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. to discuss a proposal to replace Springvale Road Bridge.
This outreach effort will afford GFCA members and Great Falls residents an opportunity to...
